Jonah 1:3

New Living Translation

But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the Lord by sailing to Tarshish.

Cross References

Genesis 3:8

When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees.

Genesis 4:16

So Cain left the Lord’s presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

1 Kings 19:3

Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant there.

1 Kings 19:9

There he came to a cave, where he spent the night. But the Lord said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

2 Chronicles 2:15

“Send along the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine that my lord has mentioned.

2 Chronicles 2:16

We will cut whatever timber you need from the Lebanon mountains and will float the logs in rafts down the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to Joppa. From there you can transport the logs up to Jerusalem.”

2 Chronicles 9:21

The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish manned by the sailors sent by Hiram. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

Ezra 3:7

Then the people hired masons and carpenters and bought cedar logs from the people of Tyre and Sidon, paying them with food, wine, and olive oil. The logs were brought down from the Lebanon mountains and floated along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to Joppa, for King Cyrus had given permission for this.

Job 1:12

“All right, you may test him,” the Lord said to Satan. “Do whatever you want with everything he possesses, but don’t harm him physically.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence.

Job 2:7

So Satan left the Lord’s presence, and he struck Job with terrible boils from head to foot.

Psalm 107:23

Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world.

Isaiah 2:16

He will destroy all the great trading ships and every magnificent vessel.

Isaiah 23:1

This message came to me concerning Tyre: Wail, you trading ships of Tarshish, for the harbor and houses of Tyre are gone! The rumors you heard in Cyprus are all true.

Isaiah 23:10

Come, people of Tarshish, sweep over the land like the flooding Nile, for Tyre is defenseless.

Isaiah 23:6

Send word now to Tarshish! Wail, you people who live in distant lands!

Isaiah 60:9

They are ships from the ends of the earth, from lands that trust in me, led by the great ships of Tarshish. They are bringing the people of Israel home from far away, carrying their silver and gold. They will honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has filled you with splendor.

Jeremiah 10:9

They bring beaten sheets of silver from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz, and they give these materials to skillful craftsmen who make their idols. Then they dress these gods in royal blue and purple robes made by expert tailors.

Ezekiel 2:8

Son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not join them in their rebellion. Open your mouth, and eat what I give you.”

Ezekiel 27:12

“Tarshish sent merchants to buy your wares in exchange for silver, iron, tin, and lead.

Ezekiel 3:14

The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I went in bitterness and turmoil, but the Lord’s hold on me was strong.

Jonah 1:10

The sailors were terrified when they heard this, for he had already told them he was running away from the Lord. “Oh, why did you do it?” they groaned.

Jonah 4:2

So he complained to the Lord about it: “Didn’t I say before I left home that you would do this, Lord? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people.

Luke 9:62

But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.”

Acts 15:38

But Paul disagreed strongly, since John Mark had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in their work.

Acts 26:19

“And so, King Agrippa, I obeyed that vision from heaven.

Acts 9:36

There was a believer in Joppa named Tabitha (which in Greek is Dorcas). She was always doing kind things for others and helping the poor.

Acts 9:38

But the believers had heard that Peter was nearby at Lydda, so they sent two men to beg him, “Please come as soon as possible!”

Acts 9:42

The news spread through the whole town, and many believed in the Lord.

Acts 9:43

And Peter stayed a long time in Joppa, living with Simon, a tanner of hides.

1 Corinthians 9:16

Yet preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn’t preach the Good News!

2 Thessalonians 1:9

They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power.

Joshua 19:46

Me-jarkon, Rakkon, and the territory across from Joppa.